American pilots, Crew #7, who took part in the Doolittle Raid. The aircraft number is 40-2262. Nickname – The Ruptured Duck. Target – Tokyo. 95th Bomber Squadron.
American pilots, first row, left to right:
Crew Commander – First Pilot Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson;
Co-pilot, Lieutenant Dean Davenport.
American pilots, second row, from left to right:
Navigator, Lieutenant Charles L. McClure;
Bombardier, Lieutenant Robert S. Clever;
Flight Engineer David J. Thatcher.
Aircraft of Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson dropped bombs into the port area. Three high-explosive bombs struck a plant near the shore, and an incendiary bomb fell into a densely built-up private area. Where the bombs fell The American pilots did not notice, but when they were already on the opposite course, they noticed a powerful fire in the southeastern part of the city. Further, having rounded Yokohama, the plane headed for China. When the fuel ran out, Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson decided to make an emergency landing on land rather than water. During landing, all American pilots, the crew members, except for the gunner, were seriously injured. Lieutenant Charles L. McClure remained in the hospital until 1943. Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson had his leg amputated. Upon his return, Lieutenant Ted W. Lawson wrote the book “30 Seconds to Tokyo”.
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Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo Time: April 18, 1942